Writing about nature for children

NCF's column in the School edition of The Hindu newspaper

We entered into an agreement with The Hindu in April 2012 to write a regular column in their In School edition. Since then, over 100 articles have appeared in the Schools edition (in the "Earth Watch") section.

An article in The Hindu in School

Nature writing, broadly defined!

Our subject is Nature, but each article approaches it in a different way. Some articles are more factual, others take the form of a story, and yet others tend to be more lyrical than the rest!

All articles in this series are available in the "Publications" section below. Click on the article to view a link to the online version; some articles also have downloadable pdfs. Please check back periodically for new articles!

Partners

Publications

A piece on spiders for iWonder, an Indian magazine for science middle school teachers. Fun and fascinating facts about spiders to talk and discuss about in the classroom. Lots of activities that teachers can do with students in and outside the class room.

Kaveri and Shivi go looking for spiders, along with their friend Shama. A story for young children commissioned and published by Pratham Books', StoryWeaver platform.Guest editor: Bijal Vachharajani, Art: Pia Meenakshi